• Rail

    As Houston Business Leaders Look at Challenges of Moving Goods, Shippers Say Truck Driver Shortage is a Big Problem

    By Gail Delaughter | Feb. 3 – 11:21 am

    (Houston, TX — Gail Delaughter, KUHF)    Business leaders gathered in Houston this week to look at ways to position the region as the “Gateway to North America.” Harris County’s International Trade and Transportation Conference focused on how goods are transported from the Port of Houston by truck and rail,  and what needs to be done…

    [2] Federal Government, Highways, Infrastructure, KUHF - Houston, Local Government, Rail, Safety, Traffic, Trucks

    Infrastructure Financier Tapped to Run California High Speed Rail Authority

    By Andrea Bernstein | Feb. 2 – 8:34 pm

    An expert in infrastructure financing and former member of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District has been elected to head the California High Speed Rail Authority.  Dan Richard of Piedmont has been tapped to chair the authority, which faces withering criticism from mostly Republican critics who say the $98 billion price tag is…

    [0] Construction, Economy, Financing, High speed rail, Infrastructure, Politics/Elections, Rail

    MTA Announces App Contest Winners

    By Janet Babin | Feb. 2 – 8:24 pm

    A company that created an app to find transit directions that can be used in subway tunnels won the NY MTA’s competition for the best Smartphone software app for riders Embark NYC, can help NYC subway riders plan trips, see schedules for their particular route, and use an interactive map of the subway system. David…

    [1] Cities/Urban, Local Government, Rail, Subway, Technology, Transit, WNYC - New York City

    Contract Talks Resume Between MTA and Transit Union

    By Janet Babin | Feb. 1 – 2:49 pm

    Talks resume Thursday between New York City’s Transport Workers Union and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. It is the first time the two sides will have met since contract talks collapsed late last month. Both sides return to the bargaining table with little animosity, according to a source close to the union. But the calm comes…

    [2] Buses, Cities/Urban, Economy, Financing, Local Government, Rail, Subway, Transit, WNYC - New York City

    House Transpo Bill Gets Storm of Criticism from Advocates, Dems — Even AAA

    By Andrea Bernstein | Feb. 1 – 2:35 pm

    The reviews are in on the House transportation bill: “It’s like funding a quit-smoking program by lowering the smoking age to generate more revenue from cigarette taxes.” (USPIRG statement) “It would reverse all the progress we have made in the past 20 years…horrible.” (League of American Bicyclists) “This bill is less about creating jobs and…

    [0] Air quality, Automobiles, Bikes, Buses, Construction, Economy, Energy, Environment, Federal Government, Financing, Highways, Infrastructure, Money, Oil, Pedestrians, Politics/Elections, Rail, Safety, Trucks, Uncategorized

    CA Measure Would Repeal High Speed Rail Funding

    By Julie Caine | Jan. 30 – 4:52 pm

    State Senator Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) introduced legislation today that would put high-speed rail back on the November ballot in California. The measure would give voters the chance to de-authorize the $9 billion bond measure passed in 2008. According to Mark Spannagel, spokesman for Senator LaMalfa, the measure would “eliminate the project.” In a statement, LaMalfa…

    [2] Cities/Urban, Construction, Economy, Federal Government, Financing, High speed rail, Infrastructure, KALW - The Bay Area, Politics/Elections, Rail, Rural, Transit

    Central Florida SunRail Commuter Train Breaks Ground

    By Mark Simpson | Jan. 27 – 3:23 pm

    (Orlando, Florida) State and local officials joined supporters of Central Florida’s commuter train SunRail to break ground on the project in Altamonte Springs Friday. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Buddy reflected the positive mood surrounding the $1.2 billion project. “It’s a historic day for all of Central Florida, it ushers in a new era of transportation…

    [1] Bus Rapid Transit, Cities/Urban, Rail, Uncategorized, Urban Planning, WMFE - Orlando

    D.C. Metro Workers Charged in Coin-Stealing Scheme

    By Jonathan Wilson | Jan. 19 – 12:10 pm

    (Jonathan Wilson – WAMU) Two D.C. Metro workers have been charged with stealing thousands of dollars in coins from fare machines. Federal prosecutors allege 58-year-old Horace McDade, of Bowie, Md., and 54-year-old John V. Haile, of Woodbridge, Va., worked as a team to systematically pilfer from the transit agency’s malfunctioning fare machines. McDade is a revenue…

    [0] Cities/Urban, Community, Light Rail, Rail, Safety, Subway, Transit, WAMU

    Governor Jerry Brown, In State of State, Makes Impassioned Case for High Speed Rail

    By Julie Caine | Jan. 18 – 4:30 pm

    In his State of the State address, Governor Jerry Brown offered a full-throated defense of the state’s embattled high-speed rail plan. “Those who believe California is in decline will naturally shrink back from such a strenuous undertaking,” he said. “I understand that feeling, but I don’t share it.”

    [3] Federal Government, High speed rail, Infrastructure, Local Government, Rail

    NY Gov. Cuomo Budget: MTA Not Gutted, $$ For Amtrak, Infrastructure Fund

    By Andrea Bernstein | Jan. 17 – 1:12 pm

    UPDATED Well, the numbers are out, and the Governor is proposing the New York MTA get $251 million to plug what its losing from the payroll tax the Governor cut last year. However, while there are no cuts, the MTA’s budget remains flat, even as ridership is increasing.  Which means, the authority still has a…

    [0] Construction, Financing, Highways, Infrastructure, Local Government, Money, Rail